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EllynAnne Geisel started Tie One On Day after she saw how much joy her gift of a baked good wrapped in an apron brought her neighbor who was dealing with hardship.

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As The Holiday Season Gets Started, A Look Back At Aprons And Their Stories

4:42pm November 23, 2017

by Wynne Davis

For EllynAnne Geisel, aprons are a way to connect to past generations, often women, who once wore them. For years she has collected different designs and shared the joy they bring her with others.

'Mad Men' Creator Defends Himself Against Sexual Harassment Allegations

5:55am November 21, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Allegations of sexual harassment interrupted Matthew Weiner's book tour to promote his debut novel, Heather: The Totality. A former writer on Mad Men accused him of a sexually inappropriate remark.

Kachka: The Word That Saved A Family During WWII And Inspired A Chef

12:18pm November 18, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

It took until adulthood for Bonnie Morales, the daughter of immigrant Russian Jews, to appreciate the food of her childhood. Now she owns a popular Oregon restaurant and has released a new cookbook.

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New Raymond Chandler Story Takes On Health Care Industry

6:54am November 17, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

Chandler, who died in 1959, wrote detective fiction set in mid-20th century Los Angeles. A magazine editor recently discovered a never-published Chandler story that had gone missing some 60 years ago.

Reza Farazmand is the author of Comics for a Strange World.

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Cartoonist Reza Farazmand Walks Us Through Some Of His 'Comics For A Strange World'

12:00pm November 16, 2017

by Allen Peng

We asked the artist behind the popular webcomic Poorly Drawn Lines to share the thinking behind a few of the hilariously deadpan comics from his latest book.

National Book Awards, The Industry's Oscars, Awarded In New York

7:41am November 16, 2017

by Lynn Neary

The National Book Foundation added some star power to its annual awards ceremony. President Bill Clinton and Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway were on hand as presenters.

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The 2017 National Book Awards were announced in New York City on Nov. 15.

Jesmyn Ward, Frank Bidart, Masha Gessen And Robin Benway Win National Book Awards

11:06pm November 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

For Ward, who won the fiction prize for Sing, Unburied, Sing, it was her second National Book Award. For Bidart, whose poetry collection spanned 51 years, it was akin to a lifetime achievement honor.

One of Cipe Pineles' many illustrated recipes in the newly published cookbook, Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art & Cookbook of Cipe Pineles.

A Rare Find: Trailblazing Female Designer's Unpublished Family Cookbook

4:03pm November 09, 2017

by Greta Jochem

Magazine art director Cipe Pineles helped pave the way for creative women in publishing. She also illustrated her mother's Eastern European recipes, but for 70 years the manuscript lay undiscovered.

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Joe Ide Uses His South Central LA Days To Form Protagonist 'I.Q.'

8:16am November 09, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

The second book in Ide's detective series again centers on Isaiah Quintabe. I.Q. travels back and forth to Las Vegas, where he's trying to find some gambling-addicted homefolks before the mob does.

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An organic market on Boulevard des Batignolles in Paris.

'A Taste Of Paris': How The City Of Light Became The City Of Food

12:39pm November 08, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

In his new book, food historian David Downie takes readers on a gourmet jaunt through time to reveal how the French capital became a gastronomic powerhouse. (Hint: You can thank Rome.)

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